public policy doctrine
C18636
concept
A public policy doctrine is a legal principle that allows courts or governments to limit, invalidate, or shape actions, contracts, or decisions that conflict with the broader interests, values, or welfare of society.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| legal policy | 1 |
| public policy doctrine canonical | 1 |
How this description was written
The one-sentence description above was generated by prompting gpt-5.1 with the class name and this instruction.
Instruction
generate a one-sentence description for a given conceptual class. # Response Format Return only the sentence: "Description: [one-sentence description of the conceptional class]"
Input
Class: public policy doctrine
Generated description
A public policy doctrine is a legal principle that allows courts or governments to limit, invalidate, or shape actions, contracts, or decisions that conflict with the broader interests, values, or welfare of society.
Instances (2)
| Instance | Via concept surface |
|---|---|
| New Federalism | — |
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“Contraband decision” offering refuge to escaped enslaved people in 1861
surface form:
Contraband decision
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legal policy |